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Daily Gaming News.... With Attitude.enThu, 14 Dec 2017 02:12:36 GMTvBulletin20http://evilavatar.com/forums/images_evil/misc/rss.jpgEvil Avatar - News Itemshttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/
The Punisher Renewed for Season 2 #ThePunisherhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250409&goto=newpost
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:25:55 GMTImage: https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4527/39034536231_05b4e9cff3_z.jpg
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Less than a month after the series premiered online, Netflix and Marvel Entertainment have announced that Marvelís The Punisher will return for a second season! Check out the announcement video...

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Less than a month after the series premiered online, Netflix and Marvel Entertainment have announced that Marvelís The Punisher will return for a second season! Check out the announcement video and stream the entire first season now on Netflix.

This afternoon Konami revealed a first look at the single-player campaign for Metal Gear Survive through a new gameplay video with producer commentary. The video introduces basic survival and gameplay mechanics while showing key action sequences.

Additionally, Metal Gear Survive will be holding a beta from January 18th-21st, 2018. Players will have a chance to jump into co-op mode to build, defend and fight alongside friends online. The Beta will be available to download for PS4 and Xbox One players. Participants will also receive an in-game bonus redeemable with the purchase of the full game. Bonus items include a Fox Hound name plate, an accessory Metal Gear REX Head and Accessory bandana.

The release of Metal Gear Survive will follow for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam on February 20th, 2018.

Metal Gear Survive picks up from the final stages of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Players are pulled through a wormhole and find themselves in a dangerous world filled with biological threats and hostile environments where they must survive and find their way home. Not only will they fight off deadly creatures, but also explore and forage the environment for food, water and other resources to stay alive.

Old Diablo-alike Titan Quest is getting a console re-release on PS4, Xbox One and Switch! This was a game first released in 2006.

The PS4 and Xbox One versions of Titan Quest will arrive on 20th March 2018, priced at a budget £27/Ä30/$30, with the Switch version to follow "when it is done".

Included will be the full Titan Quest game plus Immortal Throne expansion, but not the game's new Ragnarok expansion, released last month. There will be online co-op for up to six people, and "remastered graphics" to bring the game up to date.

For some reason there will also be a £105/Ä120/£120 Collector's Edition, which includes a nine-inch replica of a Greek war helmet.

]]>News ItemsEmabulatorhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250398Nintendo Wants To Ramp Up Its Mobile Game Developmenthttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250397&goto=newpost
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:50:46 GMTImage: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4595/38993991352_2c032d9084_z.jpg
GameSpot has the story (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-wants-to-ramp-up-its-mobile-game-developm/1100-6455613/).
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Nintendo wants to do more in the mobile game space, apparently. Nintendo already owns a 10 percent stake in DeNA and is working with them on five mobile games, the most recent of which was Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. But The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nintendo wants to work with more mobile game developers to release more games after the company failed to get involved in the mobile game space early on.

According to the report, Nintendo believes it can release more games, faster, by aligning with more partners. However, the report added that Nintendo doesn't plan to actually invest in any of these companies, as it did with DeNA.

The report claims that Nintendo spoke with Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo about a potential partnership, though a spokesperson claimed no discussions ever happened with Nintendo. The two companies already worked together, as some Mario characters showed up in the Puzzle & Dragons game for 3DS. There is no word on what other companies Nintendo might have spoken with or will speak with about making mobile games.

]]>News ItemsEmabulatorhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250397PUBG Performs Badly on Xbox One and Xbox One Xhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250395&goto=newpost
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:10:34 GMTImage: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/38130286335_ba6434b2ff_z.jpg
The Digital Foundry at Eurogamer has the not surprising news (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-pubg-xbox-one-and-xbox-one-x-performance), to anyone familiar with the PC version.
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The Digital Foundry at Eurogamer has the not surprising news, to anyone familiar with the PC version.

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is - without question - the biggest game in the world right now, so Microsoft's current console exclusivity for the title is obviously a big deal. Equally without question is that the PC game is notorious for its work-in-progress visuals and wobbly performance. With that in mind, some might say that it's somewhat miraculous that any playable version of PUBG is possible on a console right now. From another perspective though, what's clear is that the current build of the game is a long way short of the standards expected from a polished console release.

PUBG on Xbox One starts up promisingly enough with a decent, attractive front-end, but once you've moved on from character creation to your first in-game lobby, you're instantly besieged by low resolution textures that seem to be failing to stream in properly, combined with performance just above or below the 20fps threshold - depending on whether you're playing on Xbox One or its significantly more powerful 4K counterpart.

Moving onto deployment into the game's single map (the PC's second map is en route), performance continues to be a struggle, kicking off with a prolonged stutter before moving on to 15-20fps territory as the transport plane flies above the map. In terms of first impressions, PUBG is borderline horrendous - an assault of low quality artwork, jarring pop-in and disappointing performance. Input lag also feels off - whether that's down to deadzone issues on the analogue sticks or the variable frame-rate remains to be seen (it's something we're looking into) and in this respect at least, it's the same story whether you're gaming on a standard Xbox or the X.

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]]>News ItemsEmabulatorhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250395Bad Company 3 is Next Battlefield Game, Says YouTuber Who Leaked Battlefield 1http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250393&goto=newpost
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:50:01 GMTImage: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4557/38300501224_194ddbeae6_z.jpg
PCGamesN has the story (https://www.pcgamesn.com/battlefield-bad-company-3/battlefield-bad-company-3-release-date-multiplayer-beta).
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If you took a poll of every Battlefield fan and asked them what they wanted, Bad Company 3 would rank pretty high, right next to Ďdonít bring that Battlefront 2 loot box stuff over here.í According to a supposed leak, from the same YouTuber who predicted Battlefield 1 a few months before its unveiling, thatís exactly whatís going on with Battlefield 2018.

TheAlmightyDaq posted his findings, which he claims come from an inside source at DICE, over on the official subreddit. While most videos like this would be ignored, Daq has some credit for his 10 minute Battlefield 1 video from March 2016, in which he accurately predicted many details of that game long before it was publicly revealed.

As for the actual content of the game, Daq gets quite detailed. It will focus on the Vietnam era, spreading into later Cold War arcs. There will be a full campaign, natch, that will not stick rigidly to historical accuracy - much like Battlefield 1 didn't. Tighter maps and the return of Rush - Bad Company's most popular game mode - are also mentioned, along with Battlefield standards like Team Deathmatch and Conquest.

Everything else will sound fairly normal for Battlefield - four classes, modern weapons and armour, helicopters, the works. Microtransactions are apparently not being considered in a major way beyond the Battlepack system. While he makes no mention of it, it would be surprising to see a Battlefield game drop the season pass structure.

AMD has released what's called Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, which is a revamped package of all the software technologies built for PC gamers that use AMD graphics cards. While it offers new features like the Radeon Overlay and the AMD Link mobile application, Adrenalin Edition improves the functionality of existing programs and houses them in a convenient fashion.

With the Radeon Overlay, all your options can be accessed while in-game and can be changed on-the-fly. Performance monitoring options include live metrics and internal logging of that information. ReLive has been around since last year--which allows users to capture gameplay, launch a stream, and take screenshots--but it can now be customized in the overlay with plenty of options. Streamers can change the position of their picture-in-picture, adjust microphone settings, and record instant replays.

Users can also access Radeon Chill, a dynamic video card power management technology, which now supports more games through a catch-all profile. It also has support for games that use the Vulkan graphics API. Radeon Wattman lets you adjust performance manually, and it's accessible through the overlay and allows for saved profiles. FRTC now supports Vulkan games, too; this program lets you set framerate targets so the video card adjusts properly based on its set goal.

]]>News ItemsEmabulatorhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250391My MOST DISAPPOINTING Game Console - This thing SUCKS!!http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250378&goto=newpost
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:26:43 GMTUsually I can find something positive to say about most gaming consoles and systems, even when they are really old and quirky... But then there are some...that are just BAD and POORLY designed. Here is my most disappointing game console in my collection. *sigh*
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What is your most...Usually I can find something positive to say about most gaming consoles and systems, even when they are really old and quirky... But then there are some...that are just BAD and POORLY designed. Here is my most disappointing game console in my collection. *sigh*

What is your most disappointing gaming system? And did you keep it, or trade it away for something better?
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Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:44:09 GMT

Over the weekend, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans discovered a surprising change to the game's female character model: suddenly, it had camel toe.

Camel toe, AKA the imprint of female genitalia upon too-tight clothing, had not been there previously. But there it was on PUBG's test server.

You can see the old character model compared to the new one in the comparison below.

Players reacted with surprise and some anger at the alteration. Many of the responses on reddit and Twitter simply asked "why?". Others demanded PlayerUnknown himself - the game's creator, Brendan Greene - offer an explanation.

Early this morning, Greene replied to the furore, blaming the change on an out-dated character model from an outsourced artist. The model will now be "updated", Greene promised, adding: "Sorry for any offense caused!"

A new cinematic trailer was released today for Overkillís The Walking Dead, the upcoming cooperative first-person shooter in development by OVERKILL Ė A Starbreeze Studio, together with its partners Skybound Entertainment and 505 Games. This video features Aidan, the first of the gameís four unique playable characters fighting to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world.

Inspired by the rich story universe of Robert Kirkmanís original graphic novels, Overkillís The Walking Dead is a four-player co-op multiplayer FPS action game set in Washington, D.C., as an outbreak brings the dead back to life. In this test of strategy and endurance, players will band together with up to three friends on a variety of missions and raids, securing supplies and survivors to strengthen their base camp against the threat of both the dead and the living Ė by any means necessary.

Each playable character has their own special abilities, skill trees, squad roles, play styles and background stories. Now they all share a common objective where survival and teamwork is paramount. The action is close-up and intense: take out enemies carefully with silent melee attacks or go in guns blazing. You need to be able to improvise, as nothing is certain, and a horde of walkers is always around the corner.

Overkillís The Walking Dead is expected to launch fall 2018 on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. For the latest updates, visit overkillsthewalkingdead.com

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]]>News ItemsEvil Avatarhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250349Tres Ganadores for Coco on the Weekend Boxoffice Charthttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250345&goto=newpost
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:20:42 GMTImage: https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4533/24806176598_2e63b94ce3.jpg
The animated family film Coco has topped the box office for a third time on a quiet, pre Star Wars: The Last Jedi weekend in theaters.
Here is the Weekend Boxoffice Chart for the weekend of December 8th to December 10th,...

The animated family film Coco has topped the box office for a third time on a quiet, pre Star Wars: The Last Jedi weekend in theaters.

Here is the Weekend Boxoffice Chart for the weekend of December 8th to December 10th, 2017.

Coco $18.3/$135.5

Justice League $9.5/$212.0

Wonder $8.4/$100.3

The Disaster Artist $6.4/$8.0

Thor: Ragnarok $6.2/$301.1

Daddy's Home 2 $6.0/$91.1

Murder on the Orient Express $5.1/$92.7

The Star $3.6/$32.2

Lady Bird $3.5/$22.3

Just Getting Started $3.1/$3.1

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $2.8/$18.3

A Bad Moms Christmas $2.6/$68.7

]]>News ItemsEvil Avatarhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250345Enter The Oasis in the New Ready Player One Trailerhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250336&goto=newpost
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:58:23 GMTcSp1dM2Vj48

Back in May it was announced that Netflix was making an episodic show based on The Witcher. Now we know who's writing it.

Variety reports that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who's written Daredevil, The Defenders, and the Starz series Powers, will be penning the show. Sean Daniel (of The Expanse fame), Tomek Baginski, and Jarek Sawko are still executive producing the project, which originally began as a film based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski.

As usual I'll be watching the Vikings game.
I saw this story this morning and LOL!

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The thing about all that pregame hoopla, though, is the game is in Los Angeles. Viewers probably expect to see, well, Los Angeles fans. But the visiting team has supporters who travel well, and the home team has a player who literally begged fans to show up. FOX sees the impending Eagles takeover coming a mile away.

So, what does Los Angeles produce better than sports fans? Aspiring actors! And FOX is seeking them to be Rams fans for Sunday's pregame festivities, according to a casting call online:

Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on Sunday, December 10th in Los Angeles, California.

Producers are seeking the following types:

Weíre looking for LAís biggest NFL fans to be a part of #NFLSundayís Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles Pre Game Show!

Calling all LA Rams fans!

To audition for a role in the upcoming NFL Sunday pre-game show, check out the casting call breakdown below.

What games are you watching today?
]]>News ItemsBeardedSonOfNelhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250334God Of War PS4 Will Take 25-35 Hours To Completehttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250330&goto=newpost
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 20:20:44 GMTImage: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4692/38942423971_23923ccc0f_z.jpg
GameSpot has the story (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-ps4-will-take-25-35-hours-to-complete/1100-6455531/).
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The upcoming God of War game for PS4 aims to be quite a bit different from the...

The upcoming God of War game for PS4 aims to be quite a bit different from the previous entries in the series. As opposed to Greek gods, it takes Kratos to a land dominated by Nordic gods and monsters; it's also meant to be a more intimate story about Kratos and his son. As the developer revealed today during the PSX 2017 opening presentation, the game is also going to be much longer than its predecessors.

Creative Director Cory Barlog announced on stage that the game will take about 25-35 hours to complete. This would make it significantly larger than the mainline entries in the series. For comparison, all three core God of War games average around 10 hours to beat.

This means that God of War PS4 is going to have a lot more content than previous titles, which Barlog hopes will be filled with exploration. There'll be different paths you can take through the world, and Barlog wants players to treat the game as a "tour bus."

]]>News ItemsEmabulatorhttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250330Soulcalibur VI announced for PS4, Xbox One and PChttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250329&goto=newpost
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:40:55 GMTImage: https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4561/38052755675_bb0f47a05c_z.jpg
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Welcome back to the stage of history with Soulcalibur VI
Famous weapon-based fighting franchise is back with SOULCALIBUR VI scheduled to be launched in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC Digital. We...

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Welcome back to the stage of history with Soulcalibur VI

Famous weapon-based fighting franchise is back with SOULCALIBUR VI scheduled to be launched in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC Digital. We are extremely delighted to announce the comeback of SOULCALIBUR series following the 20th anniversary of the franchise. Two decades after its first iteration, SoulCalibur VI returns to its roots while bringing brand-new gameplay features to the fight.

Soulcalibur VI has never looked more dynamic or dramatic, intensified with eye-popping graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4.Travel through the signature 16th century stages and experience the struggle for the two legendary swords using a complete roster of returning iconic Soulcalibur characters including Mitsurugi and Sophitia, along with some newcomers! Gameplay has been revamped with all new features such as the Reversal Edge system allowing players to take balance between attack and defense. Once the Reversal Edge is activated, players can defend against opponent attack without any break and directly counterattack with a powerful attack. These deep tactics and battles will be highlighted through a dynamic camera.

Soulcalibur VI will be launched in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC Digital.

Sony will be resurrecting the old PSX classic Medievil on the PS4 with a brand-new 4k remaster, due out sometime in 2018.

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"Hot on the heels of this year's smash hit Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, we're making another PlayStation fan dream come true: a proper, PS4-grade resurrection of the original MediEvil just in time for the game's 20th anniversary," Sony chief Shawn Layden said.

Nothing more is known about the remake at this point, but Sony will be releasing further details in the coming weeks.

Sweet. This is the sort of remaster I like seeing.
]]>News ItemsChimpbothttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250327PlayStation 2 (PS2) EXCLUSIVE Games - 30 Games You Canít Play Anywhere Else!http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250315&goto=newpost
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A sampling of PS2 exclusive games from my collection w/ gameplay footage

A sampling of PS2 exclusive games from my collection w/ gameplay footage